[Edward isn't picking up on any reluctance to talk about her family or the farm; he's too focused on his new independence.]

Ah, you came from a farming family? What kind of crops did you grow?

[He shakes his head at her question.]

No, it was just my brother and I. He was two years younger, and always dogging at my footsteps. When we were children, we were inseparable.

[His mood shifts as he talks about his brother, growing more somber.]

He was so jealous when I enlisted. He couldn't, you see... he had a bad case of scarlet fever as a child, and it damaged his heart. Not enough to affect his daily life, but enough to keep him out of the army.

He never forgave me for leaving him behind.